MOSCOW \u2014 As the second phase of Russia\u2019s major Zapad 2017 war game heated up Tuesday, the Ministry of Defense found itself on the defensive as videos emerged of a serious mishap on a training range outside St. Petersburg over the weekend that resulted in at least three injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The video, posted Tuesday by local Yekaterinburg, Russia, news site 66.ru<\/a>, was allegedly taken at a parking lot near a firing range in Russia\u2019s Leningrad region. It shows three non-military vehicles and a man in civilian clothing walking toward the edge of the frame. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In the distance, two Ka-52 attack helicopters can be seen flying at low altitude when suddenly one of the aircraft fires two S-8 rockets at a target just out of frame \u2014 crossing directly in front of the lone individual seen in the video. The aftermath of the attack is not shown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Zapad-2017: Helicopters almost hit observers in Leningrad region https:\/\/t.co\/hNV8j67hNS<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/KFJ943uqVj<\/a> via @mil_in_ua<\/a><\/p>— Liveuamap (@Liveuamap) September 19, 2017<\/a><\/blockquote>\n